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EDWARD VII 1891The Baccarat Scandal at Tranby Croft Date: 1891
GAMBLING IN A BROTHELA gentleman and two lady friends make a night of it in a tavern Date: 1672
SOLDIERS PLAY DICE C19Soldiers play dice, using a large drum as their table Date: 19th century
LOTTERY TICKET SELLERA Parisian lottery ticket seller Date: 1774
GAMBLING / SPOILSDividing the spoils Date: 1796
Gold in California 1852A saloon scene in Sacramento Date: 1852
GAMBLING / LOTTERIESITALY A lottery ticket office, Rome Date: 1867
GAMBLING / LOTTERIES C1840DENMARK Drawing the winning number at Vandkunsten, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: circa 1840
Hogarth, The Cockpit - a satirical illustration showing the blindness of a man drawn into betting on the match, and other forms of debauchery. Date: 1759
Men smoke and play a game of checkers in Canton, ChinaViewed from above, a group of men smoke and play a game of checkers in a Canton street, Guangzhou, China Date: 1986
Enlisted German soldiers relaxing during their time offEnlisted German soldiers having a lot of fun during their time off. They pose for a photograph drinking, with pet dog, playing cards and er.. holding a dustpan and brush! Date: 1908
Some British Workmen - A Brass Finisher - play on words as this punter has lost ( finished with ) all his brass. Perhaps the consumption of the two bottle of champagne (pictured discarded behind him)
USA - Montana Cowboys have a little disagreement over cards. The Actors are playing it straight with Poker faces, although the cowboy on the draw is looking a little bit flush-ed
Pampulha Casino, Belo Horizonte, BrazilCasino at Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, it was built in 1942. Date: 1947
The Betting Book at Whites clubA record of historic wagers, the famous betting book at Whites club in 1751. The club was renowned for its high wagers between members
Derby Tic-Tac ManA Tic-Tac man taking bets at the races on Derby Day. Date: 1979
Playing Taba, a variant of Knucklebones, ArgentinaCustoms of the countryside, Argentinian gauchos playing Taba a variant of the game of Knucklebones, Argentina. The game is played in a field where the taba or talus bone is thrown to the air
C16 Gambling W / DiceA gambling party of the sixteenth century. Date: 16th century
Cards? by H. M. BatemanA rather naive gent is invited to join three more worldly looking chaps at a card table, only to find himself soon afterwards utterly at a loss. Date: 1920
Saratoga Club House, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USASaratoga Club House, Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA. A gambling club, later a casino. Date: circa 1905
Prince and Princess Victor Duleep Singh at Monte CarloPrince Victor Duleep Singh and his wife, formerly Lady Anne Coventry, in Monte Carlo where they were frequent visitors. The prince was declared bankrupt in 1902
Pre-Columbian Art. Aztec. Mexico. Seated Deity (Macuilxochitl). 15thearly 16th century. Basalt. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States
Royal Baccarat Scandal 1891British gambling scandal, known as the Tranby Croft affair of the late 19th century, showing Sir William Gordon-Cumming and Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in court
Casino Burgoyne, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. Date: 1916
American anti-gambling cartoonAn American anti-gambling cartoon, showing a Rum-Soaked Old Sport sitting at a table. The verse below ends: It would be very hard to find / A more worthless, useless sample of mankind. Date: 1906
Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USANight view of Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA, with a crowd of people out to enjoy themselves at the greyhound track. Date: circa 1940
An Evening in the Casino at Deauville by MundoA cast of well-known patrons at the casino in fashionable Deauville in 1929. Personalities include Mr James Hennessy (second from left), M
The Gaming Room by Thomas RowlandsonA typically riotous scene by Thomas Rowlandson depicting men in a gaming room. Date: 24 November 1930
Deauville - an artists impression by Tony WysardHumorous illustration depicting society at the fashionable French seaside resort of Deauville, indulging in polo, cocktails, gambling, horse racing and golf
An Italian advertisement for Faustino Solesio S. Martino d Albaro, Genova
View of the Casino at Dieppe, France, with the beach and the sea in the background. Date: 1930
Chippy Norton - Late Victorian era BookmakerMathew Dawson (18201898) - a British racehorse trainer based at Newmarket. In a career which lasted from 1840 until his death in 1898, he trained the winners of twenty-eight British Classic Races
Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco, France. Designed by Charles Garnier, it has frescoes in the style of Bouchier, and an amazing gold and marble atrium. Date: built 1863
Ladbrokes Betting ShopLadbrokes betting shop, for placing bets on horse races and other such gambling. Date: late 1970s
Rabbits Playing CardsThree rabbits playing a game of cards. Date: early 1930s
People at a fair in Chile, South AmericaScenes at a Fair -- people at a fair in 19th century Chile, South America. 1824
Berg of Mayfair suit, 1962A glamorous model looks either pleased or shocked at the cards at a chemmy table in a casino. She is wearing a dress and jacket in rich cream silk given ultimate glamour with mink cuffs by Berg of
Three women playing cards at a tableThree middle aged women playing cards at a table. They are playing for money, and there are three half-empty glasses of sherry
Poster advertising St Valery en Caux, a small fishing port and town in Normandy, northern France, offering tennis, yachting, and gambling at the casino
Old Kate, seller of race cardsAn elderly woman known as Old Kate, who makes her living from the sale of race cards. She is seen here sitting in an open carriage
At The Casino by Rene VincentA colour illustration showing three elegant ladies with a croupier gambling at a roulette wheel. With the popularity of resorts on the French Riviera, particularly Monte Carlo
People gambling at home in New York, USAPeople gambling at home, in fashionable Madison Avenue, New York, USA
The Devils Rosary by Henrietta Schrier and Lodge Percy. First produced at the Kellys Theatre, Liverpool, on 31st July and, as The Blind Girls Rosary at the Elephant and Castle, on 20th December 1915
Group of cleaners who won the football pools, with cleaning equipment. Date: circa 1980s
Casino by the sea - Fayal, AzoresCasino by the sea - Fayal (Faial) Island, Azores, Portugal. Date: circa 1930s
United States. Lottery ticket, 1776
Vittel, France - The Casino. Date: circa 1906
The Summer Sporting at Monte Carlo Beach by MataniaGuests at the Summer Sporting at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera enjoy gambling in the open air as one of the evening entertainments on offer. Date: 1934